VENICE DAY-TICKET TO REACH €30 IN 2027
Venice is working on limiting the number of day-trippers who flood the city, overwhelming its population and threatening its future. Authorities are set to propose a hefty hike to the entrance fee to ...
CHINA’S TECH TOURISM IS BOOMING
China has reported a rise in a new class of tourists. These visitors are not primarily interested in the Great Wall, the Bund in Shanghai, or the Forbidden City. Instead, a growing number of foreign e ...
FROM MASS TOURISM TO HIGH-VALUE TRAVEL: HOW NAUTICAL TOURISM IS CHANGING IBIZA
Ibiza has never had much trouble attracting attention. The Balearic island built an international reputation around its beaches and nightlife long before social media turned Mediterranean summers into ...
SPAIN’S MASS TOURISM: ECONOMIC ENGINE, LOCAL STRAIN, AND WATER STRESS
Every year, Spain sets a record for the number of tourists. It seems that this trend will continue: by July, the country had already hosted 58.1 million visitors – a new record – and the number of tou ...
JAPAN’S TOURISM BOOM HITS A GEOPOLITICAL WALL
Japan’s tourism industry has been booming. In 2025 the country attracted 42.7 million foreign visitors, up 16% from 2024 and far above the pre-pandemic peak of 31.9 million in 2019. The goalposts have ...